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Read this post to discover a rather surprising strategy to retain your employees, and tell us if it makes sense to you! After all, it’s all about understanding what your employees expect from a good workplace.

In this post, we’ll review the very useful communication tool developed by Forbes contributor Carmine Gallo, the “Message Map.” Our students have applied it to write an elevator pitch for the Disney Group: check out their work!

In the third installment of this series on grammar as a vector for culture, we’ll reflect on two examples of how the existence (or absence) of keigo shapes the way we view and relate to other people. Namely, we’ll consider differing conceptions of customer service and hierarchy across cultures.

In this article, we’ll explore the historical factors underlying the low-context vs. high-context distinction in the case of the US and Japan, and see how responsibility for good communication is affected by reliance on context.

What’s the no.1 communication style difference between the US and Japan? Edward T. Hall gave us the answer when he published his ranking of cultures from “low context” to “high context.” In this post, we’ll explore the meaning of Edward T. Hall’s scale of cultures.

The New York Times dedicated their Feb 12th Smarter Living newsletter to the topic of “working hard vs. working smart,” and we’re taking this opportunity to add our two cents! At its core, the concept of “working smart” is about improving our time management and focusing on the things that matter. It is moving from the industrial age of work to post-industrial management principles.

Part 2 of our series on writing great business emails! This time, we'll review opening greetings and lines, as well as closing lines and greetings, by giving examples of what to write in different scenarios.